Special to theSouthside Reporter :
December 20, 2012

The contest is in anticipation of the 32nd annual Tejano Conjunto Festival, which takes place on May 14-19 at the Guadalupe Theater, 1300 Guadalupe St., and Rosedale Park, 340 Dartmouth St.

Submissions will be accepted for junior high, high school, college and open categories. For artists in the college and open categories, a $15 entry fee is required for submission. Individual artists may submit more than one entry.

The overall winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize, and have their artwork serve as the official poster for the 32nd annual Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio.

In addition to the overall winner, there will be a Top Selection and Honorable Mention selected in each of the four categories, to be awarded cash prizes of $100 and $50.

Submitted artwork must be submitted in a jpeg format at 72 dpi. All artistic mediums are acceptable but the submitted format must be in that format.

The theme is limited to Conjunto music, the traditional genre created in South Texas with an ensemble of instruments including the button accordion, bajo sexto, bass guitar and drums.

Though all of these instruments don't need to be represented in the artwork, a colorful, creative interpretation of Conjunto music is recommended, contest officials said, adding what is required within the artwork includes the Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio 2013.